2 Samuel 11:7

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“When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.”

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BSBPD

“When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Uriah cometh unto him, and David asketh of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 11:7 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 29:6“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
  2. Genesis 37:14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
  3. Exodus 18:7So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
  4. 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

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